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5 results for DESCRY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Aug 7, 2011	32A	Make out	Tony Orbach and Janie Smulyan
Fri Jan 27, 2006	46D	Catch sight of (3)	Sherry O. Blackard
Tue Jul 25, 2000	4D	Catch sight of (3)	Patrick Jordan
Tue Nov 17, 1998	5D	Catch sight of (3)	Arthur S. Verdesca
Tue Jul 11, 1995	29A	Notice	Gregory E. Paul

9 results for DESCRY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 5, 1986	97D	Catch sight of	Julian Ochrymowych	Maleska
Sat Mar 3, 1984	26A	Detect	Reichert	Maleska
Sat Dec 22, 1979	44D	Come to see	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri May 9, 1975	48A	Discover	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Sun Apr 3, 1966	126A	Detect.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sat Dec 12, 1964	51A	Perceive.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 21, 1962	48A	Catch sight of.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1949	102A	Perceive.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1943	42D	Behold.	Bert Storey	Farrar

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